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Among the many ethnicities represented in Clark County schools, white was the most prevalent ethnicity among Clark County students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Of the 4,581 students attending Clark County schools, 75.4% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 21.3% of Clark County students.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Clark County, representing 76% of the student body.

Abbotsford Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among the county schools which included 70.4% Hispanic students, 27.1% white students, 1.3% multiracial students, 0.8% Asian students, and 0.5% Black students.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 1.6% compared to the previous year.

According to the Nation’s Report Card 2022 results, Black fourth-graders in Wisconsin scored an average of 40 points lower than their white colleagues in both Math and Reading.

Data also showed that Black students were three times as likely to fail the Reading test than white pupils in the state. The gap is even larger in Mathematics, with black students failing five times more than white students.

School name	Most Represented ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Abbotsford Elementary School	Hispanic	70.4%	388
Abbotsford Middle/Senior High School	Hispanic	56.2%	404
Colby Elementary School	White	60.6%	353
Colby High School	White	73.4%	304
Colby Middle School	White	50.7%	217
Granton Elementary School	White	86.6%	119
Granton High School	White	84.1%	107
Greenwood Elementary School	White	94.9%	197
Greenwood High School	White	89.7%	165
Little Stars Pre-School	White	81.8%	44
Loyal Elementary School	White	90.7%	204
Loyal High School	White	89.7%	155
Loyal Middle School	White	88.3%	111
Neillsville Elementary School	White	93.2%	394
Neillsville High School	White	91.8%	268
Neillsville Middle School	White	90.7%	182
Owen-Withee Elementary School	White	79.3%	213
Owen-Withee High School	White	88.6%	123
Owen-Withee Junior High School	White	86.8%	106
Thorp Elementary School	White	93.7%	362
Thorp High School	White	97.6%	165